GUYANA’S labour force grew between 2020 and 2025, while unemployment fell sharply, as the country’s rapidly expanding economy brought more people into work.
The labour force is up 47.8 per cent from the first quarter of 2020, according to figures from the Bureau of Statistics published in the government’s 2026 Mid-Year Report.
Over the same period, the unemployment rate fell to 6.2 per cent from 12.8 per cent, while the labour force participation rate increased to 59.2 per cent from 50.4 per cent.
